301 episodes
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast: GM & Player Tabletop RPG Advice Happy Jacks RPG Network
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4.8 • 342 Ratings
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast combines friendship, table-top RPGs, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a weekly round table discussion that is informative, honest and funny. If you're looking for an RPG podcast with diverse opinions and a slightly infantile sense of humor, look no further -- you're home.
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HJRP S33E18 | Creative Weapons, Table Secrets, & Con Report
◇ Topic: Mike asks how to make weapons feel unique and varied, Emails: Steffi wants our takes on open table secrets that cause problems, Eric from New Jersey has a Con Report | Hosts: Jason & Enge◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:38 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Savage Worlds actual play starting April 4th! |
1:38 - Indie Designer of the Month: Craig Campbell (he/him) of NerdBurger Games (nerdburgergames.com)|
2:54 - Topic: Mike asks how to make weapons feel unique and varied |
28:13 - Steffi wants our takes on open table secrets that cause problems |
42:30 - Eric from New Jersey has a Con Report |
52:52 - Episode Closing |
54:07 - Song: "Star of the County Down" by Sportive Tricks (sportivetricks.com) |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S33E17 | Micro RPGs, Ideas for a Star Wars GM, & PBP Helping Burnout
◇ Topic: Micro RPGs, Emails: Eric from New Jersey made some rash GM choices and needs ideas, | Hosts: Kimi, Clara & Samantha ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:34 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Savage Worlds actual play starting April 4th! |
2:22 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|
4:38 - Topic: Micro RPGs |
19:42 - Eric from New Jersey made some rash GM choices and needs ideas |
33:34 - BeardHare talks about how PBP has helped with TTRPG burnout |
51:15 - Episode Closing |
53:53 - Song: "Rock Lobster" by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (thedreadcrewofoddwood.com) |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S33E16 | Sharing PC Spotlights, PCs that have to be Talked into Everything
◇ Topic: How do you balance the PC spotlight as a GM?, Emails: JDGriz asks when it’s ok for your PC to be the center of attention, Conner from Ireland asks how to deal with the character who needs to be talked into everything | Hosts: Kimi & Enge ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
3:55 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Savage Worlds actual play starting April 4th! |
6:48 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|
15:36 - Topic: How do you balance the PC spotlight as a GM? |
35:45 - JDGriz asks when it’s ok for your PC to be the center of attention |
55:02 - Conner from Ireland asks how to deal with the character who needs to be talked into everything |
01:20:12 - Episode Closing |
01:21:39 - Song: "The Prickle Holly Bush" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (mwow.net) |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S33E15 | Exploring Yourself through RPGs, Player Responsibility, & Good Player Feedback
◇ Topic: Using TTRPGs to explore parts of yourself, Elly talks about player responsibility for table dynamics, Gurg Murg shares some experience with player feedback | Hosts: Kimi & Emily ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:17 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Kimi went to GAMA Expo! |
1:41 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|
3:43 - Topic: Using TTRPGs to explore parts of yourself |
21:31 - Elly talks about player responsibility for table dynamics |
34:10 - Gurg Murg shares some experience with player feedback |
50:07 - Episode Closing |
52:26 - Song: "This Pub that We Call Home" by The Poxy Boggards (poxyboggards.com) |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S33E14 | What RPGs Don’t do Well, Truths vs Rumors, & OrcCon Recap
◇ Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don’t do well… yet? Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths, & Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap | Hosts: Kimi, Riley & Clara ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:26 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Kimi went to GAMA Expo! |
2:03 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|
22:02 - Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don’t do well… yet? |
01:04:43 - Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths |
01:24:49 - Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap |
01:34:09 - Episode Closing |
01:35:08 - Song: "The Star of the County Down" by Sportive Tricks (sportivetricks.com) |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org -
HJRP S33E13 | Movie Inspired Games, Players Rejecting the Premise, Big Game Groups, & Yay, Pinnacles!
◇ Topic: Has a movie ever inspired a character or a campaign you made? Jörn from Sweden asks about players who reject the premise, Ken from Canada asks about running games for big groups and shares an update, Mike likes Pinnacles! | Hosts: Jason, Jay, Pooja, & Clara ◇
00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |
1:24 - Announcements: We have a Savage Worlds actual play GMed by Enge starting up soon! Our March 2nd Game Daze was a huge hit! We had 9 games in all different systems! The next one will be in May! (happyjacks.org/discord) |
01:43 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)|
03:05 - Topic: Has a movie ever inspired a character or a campaign you made? |
27:42 - Jörn from Sweden asks about players who reject the premise |
46:53 - Ken from Canada asks about running games for big groups and shares an update! |
01:15:10 - Mike likes Pinnacles!
01:27:57 - Episode Closing |
01:29:22 - Song: "The Force is Yours" by Super MadNES |
◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show!
◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co
◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time.
◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg
Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
Customer Reviews
An informative good time!
Update: after all these years, this is still my favorite RPG podcast. Their Actual Plays are great, too!
While slightly mature in nature, the HJ hosts are a ton of fun and have great input and feedback on all aspects of the RPG hobby, from different play styles to different systems to great tips and advice.
Great Gaming Podcast
Great show with lots of useful advice, mostly for GMs but also players.
Excellent progressive GM podcast!!!
I’ve been gaming for 4+ decades mostly GMing, and listening to HappyJacks since their first season. The HJs crew is diverse and effective, ranging from newbs to harrumphing Grognards, all bringing their observations and experience in playing TTRPGs. More importantly, they bring the same to RUNNING games! Their pallet runs from the birth of RPGs in the 70’s right up through ‘It’s in Beta testing now. I wrote it." The cast is rolling with certain core members often there. They love their community and the show is based around reading questions and stories, then discussing them in detail. Have a question? Send it in!
Happy Jacks is one of my top three podcasts of any type and the e been there for YEARS! Give them a listen!